Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-01-26
LEGISLATIVE WORK.

person in authority to contract for the
hire of convict labor, will probably
pass. This is really good measure,
as 1t is not right that law abiding
mechanics should be obliged to com
pete with an establishment to the sup
port of which they contribute, when
they pay their taxes
An Act to prevent drunk eness in of.
fee should become a law without a
dissenting vote 1t provides that any
civil officer Ia the State, who shall
during his term OF office, become in
toxicated, or be under the influence of
any kind of liquor to such an extent
that he shall not at oil times be in a
proper condition for the discharge
of the duties Of his Office, shall be
indictable for misdemaanor and on
conviction shall be punished by fine
or Imprisonment and removed from
office,
An Amendment to the law regard
ing marks and brands, is all right as
to intention, but is funny as u literary
composition. 1t is as follows;
Section Ten. If any person who,
with intent to defraud, or wlltully
mismark or misbrand any stock not
his own, or kills any stock running at
large, whether branded, marked or
not, shall on conviction thereof be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
shall be punished by Imprisonment in
the County Jail for the period of one
hundred days, or Il fine OF two hundred
dollars, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment, as the Court may impose.
A little careful reading of the above
will show that while there was no
intent-to defraud, or wilfully mismark,
the production might readily be taken
for the property of our local Mrs.
Darlington.
The bill requiring partners doing
business in Nevada to file with the
County CeIk certificate containing
the names of all the members of such
partnership is good bill 1t will
prevent many irresponsible parties
avoiding the payment of their debts,
through the ignorance of creditors as
to actual ownership.
An Act giving the consent Of
Nevada TO the annexation of add
tional territory Is preparatory to the
acquisition. or Southern idaho. 1t
should and probably will pass almost
unanimously, and should be followed
by the bill DISTINGUISHING polygamists,
rs there are number of Mormons IN
the territory to he annexed.
A bill amending the law relating to
Regents of the State University pro-
vidii G hat they shall be elected by the
Legislature, TOR tour years and that
tho Governor shall fill vacancies, will
meet with little opposition as it is
simply u Encouragement, which is an
improvement.
The bill to establish an Indian
school, which has been introduced by
Senator Noteware, is good measure.
IL will be advantageous to both
Indians and whites and should pass.
Ormsby County will receive the NEST
direct benefit, but 1T Will pay $4,000
Tor what il gets, and that Is probably
inc best place for the establishment of
the school, which will be under cor.
troll Of The United states.
The Jury bill now pending allows
Jurors three dollars day for every
day in attendance, aud fifteen cents II
mile tor travelling, ana repeats the
law at present in force. 1t Will doubt.
less pass without opposition
The following bill introduced by
Mr.. Forbes relative to partners ol
District Attorneys is u measure which
will interest the people of this County.
Section l. No District Attorney or
partner thereof, shall appear within
his county as attorney in, or directly
or indirectly aid, counsel or assist IN
the defence in any criminal action
began or prosecuted during his term;
nor in any civil action began or pros
ecuted during his term, in behalf OF
any person suing or sued by the State
or any county thereof,
Sec. 2. A violation of this Act
either in letter or spirit will, upon due
proof thereof, subject such attorney so
found guilty, to expulsion from office
and suspension from practice in all
Courts Of Record IN this State, either
permanently, or for limited period,
according " tue magnitude of the
otense. or to u hne oi not less than
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